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King Beach factory.
1920
Mission, BC

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The King Beach Jam and Chocolate factory.

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KingBeach printblock image. Print blocks were used for printing the labels for the products.
1920
Mission Museum

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Mr. King, a chocolatier, had proposed a partnership: the factory would produce jam in the summer and chocolates in the winter.

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Chocolate Box. Chocolates were produced in Mission by Kooteny Jam Company.
1911
Mission Museum

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Local milk was used in the manufacture of chocolate bars, as well as the popular "big puff chocolate cherry". This particular chocolate contained a generous portion of brandy in the center, which endeared it to the men folk.

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King Beach Factory. Mr. King, Dick Wilson, Vera Stykes.
1920
Mission, BC

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Wartime demand led to great business, and soon the newly named King Beach factory was employing fifty women at two dollars each per day.

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King Beach Factory. Mr. Dick Wilson, Velma Stokes.
1916
Mission, BC

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The twenties were a wonderfully busy time for the fruit processing plants. Local farmers were more productive than ever, bringing in plenty of raw goods for the canneries. A 1924 order from Britain for $100,000 worth of canned fruits and jams set the farmers in a frenzy of new plantings.
In June 1927, the Farmers' canning plant, (formerly Ashcroft Canners and later the Canadian Canners in 1931) was at full capacity, processing 400 crates of strawberries daily. One Hundred and eighty-nine men and women worked night and day shifts at the plant.

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King Beach 'stamp'.
1920
Mission Museum
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In 1923, the Fruit & Mercantile opened a freezing plant, which was used to pack frozen strawberries, and this diverted some of the fruit which had originally gone to King-Beach for processing.

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The Canadian Can Company.
1920
Mission, BC

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Part of the King-Beach property was sold to Associated growers who kept Mr. King in charge of the operations. The rest of King-Beach was bought out by Anglo B.C. Packing Co. Anglo BC were in the salmon canning business until 1924, when Canadian Canners bought them out. Canadian Canners in turn was bought out by Aylmer, who began canning beets, corn, peas and beans with incredible speeds.